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Not slacking multitasking
the concept of tying a horse that pulls back to a gate is truly bizarre! 
So horse bent the galvanised steel gate...
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putasocinit
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Why is he pulling back. Tie him with a haynet to keep him occupied and he will come to relate tying up to pleasure.
Dry Rot
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AmyMay
Situation normal
No way, costs a fortune to run those things!!!!
Foxhunter49
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Never tie to anything that is moveable!
If you have to tie a horse near a gate tie it to the gatepost never the gate.
I had to pick up a horse that had been tied to a gate. He flipped the gate off the hinges and the bolt went straight through his forehead. I would say he died as fast as if he had been shot.
Just last year a horse at a friends yard, pulled a metal gate off the hinges and went galloping off and severed the tendons in one front leg and broke the other.
If you have to tie a horse near a gate tie it to the gatepost never the gate.
I had to pick up a horse that had been tied to a gate. He flipped the gate off the hinges and the bolt went straight through his forehead. I would say he died as fast as if he had been shot.
Just last year a horse at a friends yard, pulled a metal gate off the hinges and went galloping off and severed the tendons in one front leg and broke the other.
MagicMelon
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Agree with this. I've had a horse kick at a steel gate, get his hoof through it and gallop off - he ripped it off its hinges in seconds and bent 3 bars of it! Amazingly he was fine.
I had one who didn't respect being tied up (learnt the string would snap easily) so I just put a controller headcollar on him (the thin string kind which tightens up round the face if he pulls) - he learnt within seconds that it wasnt that comfy to pull back. Just make sure of course that you're very close (as in standing beside the quick release knot) because even though tied to string still, you need to release them quickly if they did freak out.
Hoof_Prints
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Surely the horse will just associate being tied up to stress and panic- repeating the process will just compound the issue !
I don't think pushing from behind with a brush would be a great idea for a horse acting in fear as my horses do not appreciate things appearing from behind them as it must look like a predator. Horses are animals that naturally want space and the freedom to run so making them feel more vulnerable and susceptible to attack is not going to help.
I would stand the horse with a friend who is settled and ties up well, to give the horse security and comfort.
I also wouldn't actually tie the horse up to start, just hold him there for a while with some treats
A horse I look after will panic and break the rope if he is left tied up alone but if a friend (human or equine) is nearby he will just settle and fall sleep as he is calm.
However if the horse is just being a sod I would put a pressure head collar on (and stand with the horse for safety to quick release if needed) while he learnt that pulling back was not fun
I do know some that will just break off to get to the nearest grass!
ETA- someone I knew tied a horse to a gate which broke off and the horse bolted down the road with a gate behind it, resulting in a nasty car crash, injured people and a dead horse.
I don't think pushing from behind with a brush would be a great idea for a horse acting in fear as my horses do not appreciate things appearing from behind them as it must look like a predator. Horses are animals that naturally want space and the freedom to run so making them feel more vulnerable and susceptible to attack is not going to help.
I would stand the horse with a friend who is settled and ties up well, to give the horse security and comfort.
I also wouldn't actually tie the horse up to start, just hold him there for a while with some treats
A horse I look after will panic and break the rope if he is left tied up alone but if a friend (human or equine) is nearby he will just settle and fall sleep as he is calm.
However if the horse is just being a sod I would put a pressure head collar on (and stand with the horse for safety to quick release if needed) while he learnt that pulling back was not fun
I do know some that will just break off to get to the nearest grass!ETA- someone I knew tied a horse to a gate which broke off and the horse bolted down the road with a gate behind it, resulting in a nasty car crash, injured people and a dead horse.
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Persephone
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I have a big youngster who had made a habit of leaning back to break the string and then wandering off.
She is now tied using an elastic travelling bungee type thing attached to a string loop. I think it's too tricky to find the string snapping point when the rope is elasticated, but it would still break in a genuine panic.
She has never broken it again, and can be left tied for as long as needed without wandering.
I do always make sure she has a haynet to stand with too.
She is now tied using an elastic travelling bungee type thing attached to a string loop. I think it's too tricky to find the string snapping point when the rope is elasticated, but it would still break in a genuine panic.
She has never broken it again, and can be left tied for as long as needed without wandering.
I do always make sure she has a haynet to stand with too.